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Petition calls for canonical audit after controversy over St Peter’s terrace 

An open letter to Cardinal Pietro Parolin raises concerns about reported plans to expand refreshment facilities on the terrace of St Peter’s Basilica and calls for a canonical review of its management
Niwa Limbu

Priest celebrates transgender marriage 

A priest has celebrated the marriage of a couple who publicly identify as transgender after determining there was no canonical impediment
Niwa Limbu

Priest kidnapped and three killed in terrorist attack 

Rev. Fr Nathaniel Asuwaye was abducted alongside ten parishioners in Kaduna State as three people were killed in an early morning terrorist attack on Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Thomas Edwards

Germany’s synodal way set to become a permanent structure

Despite setbacks and growing unease among the episcopacy, Germany’s synodal way has taken a step closer to becoming a permanent national structure
The Catholic Herald

Man jailed for selling assisted suicide chemicals online

Miles Cross was sentenced to 14 years in prison after supplying lethal substances through an online forum
The Catholic Herald

Rapper uses platform to speak out against abortion law

Aitch has criticised UK abortion law allowing abortion up to birth for babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome
The Catholic Herald

Man chooses euthanasia due to lack of disability support

An Australian man with motor neurone disease says he is seeking euthanasia not because he wants to die, but because inadequate state care has left him with no other option
The Catholic Herald

Excommunicated nuns launch campaign to find a new convent

The excommunicated Poor Clares of Belorado have launched an online appeal seeking a new convent, as the former religious community attempts to establish an independent future outside the Catholic Church
Thomas Edwards

Evidence of 400 sex-selective abortions as Britain’s largest abortion provider claims practice not illegal

BPAS, responsible for more than one hundred thousand abortions a year, have claimed the practice is not illegal under the abortion act
The Catholic Herald

Pope fills see vacant for 13 years

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Manuel Nin Güell as apostolic exarch of the Territorial Abbacy of Grottaferrata, filling a see that has been vacant since 2013
The Catholic Herald

‘Influencer priest’ announces his departure from the priesthood

One of Italy’s most prominent social media priests has announced that he is leaving the priesthood, following years of controversy over his online presence and commercial partnerships
Thomas Edwards

Cardinal Cobo says Madrid has no authority over Valle de los Caídos

Cardinal José Cobo has acknowledged that the Archdiocese of Madrid has no jurisdiction over either the Benedictine community or the basilica at the Valle de los Caídos, amid controversy over the future of the site
The Catholic Herald

German Catholic parish plans to host “Harry Potter ecumenical service”

A German Catholic parish is facing criticism after planning to host a “Harry Potter ecumenical service” inside a consecrated church later this month
The Catholic Herald

Double gas chamber suicide pod for couples, Dr Death’s latest invention

A pro-assisted suicide campaigner linked to more than 90 deaths in the UK has unveiled a new gas chamber pod designed to allow couples to die together
The Catholic Herald

Assisted suicide supporter admits “absolutely no hope” of Bill passing in the Lords

Lord Falconer has admitted that there is no prospect of the UK’s assisted suicide Bill becoming law this year
The Catholic Herald

Dublin council due to celebrate Pagan Goddess on St Brigids Day

Dublin City Council’s official St Brigid’s Day programme has again foregrounded a Celtic goddess while giving little attention to the life and Christian legacy of Ireland’s patron saint
Thomas Edwards

Scotland’s first millennial saint

The cause for canonisation has been opened for Joe Wilson, a teenager from Carfin who died in 2011 and could become Scotland's first millennial saint
Thomas Edwards

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki to abstain from attending the German Synodal Way

The German prelate who has long sat on the more conservative side of the synod will not attend its sixth assembly 
The Catholic Herald

Christian families’ homes destroyed after refusing to renounce faith

Four Christian families in a remote village in India’s Maharashtra state have had their homes demolished after resisting pressure to abandon Christianity
Thomas Edwards

Six police officers arrested over alleged assault of Catholic priest

Six police officers have been arrested following the alleged assault of a Catholic priest, as Church authorities prepare a constitutional challenge over the incident
Thomas Edwards

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